By Nathan Barnes/ NM News Port / New Mexico is notorious for its love of art and now Rio Rancho’s newly-approved municipal bonds will provide approximately $137,000 to install new public art pieces as part of the “1% for the Arts” program. Long-time traveler and local artist, Chase Daniels, said public art is absolutely necessary […]

By Gabriela Garcia-Huff, Brianna Mortensen, Jaden Torres / NM News Port / The University of New Mexico Office of Sustainability set a goal in 2009 to decrease the university’s carbon emissions by 80 percent before the year 2030, according to the Climate Action Plan. However, with stagnant funding from the state and the regular traffic […]

By Naydeen Dajani and Haneen Khatib / NM News Port / As one of the top TV and film locations in the nation, New Mexico needs talented workers and the Central New Mexico Community college helps prepare students for those jobs on sets. On a Wednesday afternoon, in a large studio bay on the CNM […]

By Nichole Harwood / NM News Port / Local artists are helping revitalize the Nob Hill community with large outdoor murals. With support from residents, businesses and preservation groups like Nob Hill Main Street, these artists are also affirming Nob Hill’s historical place in Albuquerque. Meet the Artist: Aaron Stromberg For Nob Hill’s 100th birthday […]

By Felecia Pohl and Autumn Scott / New Mexico News Port / The number of breweries in New Mexico has more than doubled over the past few years, yet, perhaps surprisingly, there was a 25% decrease in drunk driving arrests between 2012 and 2016. In 2012 there were 13,810 DWI arrests while in 2016 there […]

By Sarah East, Aleksandra Mihailovic and Ajinkya Patil / NM News Port/ The University of New Mexico Board of Regents has accepted a plan from the university’s leadership that would erase $4.7 million in accumulated deficits in the UNM Athletic Department. The plan indicates some teams may need to be eliminated to bring down annual […]

By Marco Torrez / New Mexico News Port / By February of 1942, over 110 thousand Japanese people were confined in internment camps throughout the nation, six thousand in New Mexico. Now, a group, New Mexico Japanese American Citizens League, is helping survivors recount their experience in New Mexico’s four WWII internment camps. The New […]

By Sophie Wickert and Jeremy Zeilik/ NM News Port / A year after opening its doors, the Stagecoach Foundation production headquarters in Santa Fe is showing signs of success providing a center for film production in New Mexico. The non-profit organization, founded by local author George R. R. Martin with the help of chemical scientist […]

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